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Cozen Cities - February 19, 2025

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CHICAGO — Restaurant Workers Prepare as ICE Arrests Cast Uncertainty -Chicago restaurant workers are bracing for possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests, despite no confirmed raids. Fears have led...more

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DOL halts implementation of its H-2A ‘Farmworker Protection Rule’

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Late last month, a federal judge in Georgia blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing its “Farmworker Protection Rule,” also known as the “Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in...more

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H-2B Visa: 3 Must Knows for Employers

Each year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees the administration of the H-2B program that provides up to 66,000 visas for non-citizen workers to enter the United States to fill jobs in non-agricultural seasonal...more

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Client Alert: Federal Trade Commission Announces New Partnership with Department of Labor

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On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to bolster the FTC’s efforts to protect workers.According to the...more

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Federal Trade Commission Announces New Partnership with Department of Labor

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On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to bolster the FTC’s efforts to protect workers. According to the...more

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DOL to Seek Liquidated Damages in Pre-Litigation Settlements

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In a new Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB), the Wage and Hour Division announced that it will return to pursuing liquidated damages from employers found due in its pre-litigation investigations provided that the Regional...more

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DOJ Challenges California Law Placing Restrictions on Employer's Ability to Allow ICE into the Workplace

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On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit challenging California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act (Assembly Bill 450), among other laws designed to limit the extent state law enforcement and prisons...more

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